NLCS - Can Wolf Pack It In For Milwaukee

St. Louis scored all 4 of their runs in the first inning of Game
3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday.
Luckily for them, those 4 runs were all that they needed.
After the Brewers climbed to within a run in the third inning, St.
Louis put the clamps down on Milwaukee's high scoring offense, and
won Game 3, 4 to 3, to take a 2 to 1 NLCS series
lead.

The Milwaukee Brewers send pitcher Randy Wolf to the mound in an
attempt to even the series against rival St. Louis on October
13. The left-handed Wolf dropped a game to the Arizona
Cardinals in his last on October 5 when pitching only 3
innings. Wolf allowed 7 runs off of 8 hits. The pitcher
also gave up 2 home runs in the game and is, overall, 13 and 10
with a 3.69 ERA.

Brewers' fans aren't expecting too much out of Wolf on Thursday
night and neither are the odds makers. Milwaukee is a +120
dog to beat St. Louis and even the series. But the baseball
handicappers are only separated by 6% points in this contest.
47% favor Milwaukee while 53% favor the Cardinals.

St. Louis sends Kyle Lohse to the mound to counter the
struggling Wolf. Lohse hasn't been all that effective lately,
either. He lasted only 5 innings against the Philadelphia
Phillies on October 1 when allowing 6 runs off of 7 hits including,
like Wolf, 2 home runs. Lohse also hasn't pitched in 12
straight days. Many baseball handicappers question whether or
not the 12 days is too long of a layoff for a pitcher like
Lohse.

As opposed to the ALCS, where Texas is a clear favorite, the
National League Pennant is still somewhat up for grabs in the minds
of the betting public. St. Louis is a -260 favorite to win
the NLCS while Milwaukee is going off at +200 odds.

Game 5 takes place in St. Louis and is scheduled for
Friday. Milwaukee will start Zack Greinke who beat St.
Louis on October 9. Greinke's teammates weren't short of
support on that day, scoring 9 runs for their pitcher in a 9 to 6
Brewers' victory. St. Louis counters Greinke on Friday with
pitcher Jaime Garcia. Garcia has lost his last two outings,
the first to Philadelphia, 2 to 3, on October 4 and then to Greinke
on St. Louis on October 9. If a Game 6 is needed, it will
take place on Sunday, October 16.